KR20160111761A - Cooking Apparatus Capable of Continuous Cooking - Google Patents

Abstract

A cooking apparatus capable of continuous cooking is disclosed. According to the present invention, the cooking apparatus comprises: a transfer conveyor having a loop shape, and loading food having predetermined size and shape to transfer the same; a heating means supplying heat to the food from an upper direction and/or a lower direction of the transfer conveyor; and an unloader disposed in an end of the transfer conveyor to separate the food from the transfer conveyor. The transfer conveyor comprises multiple support pins disposed spaced by a predetermined distance from each other in a longitudinal direction and a width direction and moving in a two-dimensional shape to support the food with the support pins while transferring the food. The unloader comprises multiple separation members alternately disposed with the support pins in a space between the multiple support pins along the width direction of the transfer conveyer at a height less than upper ends of the support pins such that the food supported and transferred by the upper ends of the multiple support pins is unloaded into multiple separation members when the moving direction of the support pins is changed in a lower side at the end of the conveyor. According to the present invention, although the food is heated while being continuously transferred by a conveyor, the food is not stuck on the conveyor, or may be automatically and easily separated from the conveyor if the food is stuck on the conveyor.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus capable of continuous cooking,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a food cooking apparatus, and more particularly to a food cooking apparatus capable of continuously carrying out cooking accompanied by heating, such as roasting, on a food having a predetermined size and shape such as fish or meat.

A food factory that massively cooks (heats) and supplies large quantities of food for large restaurants, group meals, or sales uses food cookers that can heat a single item of food in large quantities.

Such mass cooking cooks can be divided into a batch type and a continuous type. The batch type is a method in which the food raw materials are loaded into a sealed or space-divided cooker or a large oven, and then the raw food is loaded into a tray, and the food is cooked for a predetermined time and then taken out. And a heating process is performed while supplying.

On the other hand, food raw materials to be massively heated (cooked) can be roughly divided into two types. First, it is a general food to be cooked by adding a certain amount to a cooker such as a large pot without having a specific shape or size, such as soup or rice, , And secondly, it is possible to divide the food into cuts of predetermined sizes and shapes such as fish and meat in advance (or, in the case of small ones, one unit). In the first case (rice or rice), it is common to use the above-mentioned batch type cooking device. In the second case (fish or meat), it is possible to arrange it in a batch manner, but using continuous cooking device is advantageous in terms of automation and productivity .

However, in the second case, especially fish or meat are loaded on a conveyor which is cut and transported to a certain size, and heated or baked from the top or bottom of the conveyor by means of a flame, heater, heated air or heated steam, When cooked, the heated fish or meat is stuck to the conveyor. The fish or meat that has been squeezed out can be removed manually by the operator, but in this case, automation is not possible and the productivity is low. Even if it breaks during the removal process, the product will be lost.

Due to such a problem of sticking, for example, a continuous food heating apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed, but it has not been practically used for grilling fish or meat.

Patent Document 1: Registration No. 10-1022796

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a food cooking apparatus capable of continuously cooking food even if the food is continuously heated while being conveyed by a conveyor, The present invention has been made in view of the above problems.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a food cooking apparatus according to the present invention is a food cooking apparatus having a loop shape having an upper parallel conveying portion and a lower conveying portion, and a food having a predetermined size and shape is stacked on the parallel conveying portion, Conveying conveyor; Heating means for heating and supplying heat to the food from above, below or above and below the parallel feeding portion; And an unloader disposed at an end of the parallel conveyance unit and partially overlapping with the parallel conveyance unit, for separating the food from the conveyance conveyor, wherein the conveyance conveyor has a two-dimensional And a plurality of support pins disposed on the support pins to move and support the food while the food is being supported by the tips of the plurality of support pins and the unloader is moved in the space between the support pins at the end of the parallel transfer part And a plurality of separation members arranged alternately with the plurality of support pins along a width direction of the conveying conveyor at a height lower than a tip end of the plurality of support pins, When the moving direction is changed downward, the height of the tips of the plurality of support pins is lower than the height of the plurality of separation members The stand is supported by the front end the food that has been transferred on the plurality of support pins are adapted to be unloaded by the plurality of separating members.

Here, the plurality of separating members may be connected to each other at the distal end of the parallel transferring portion, so that the unloader may assume a fork shape.

In this case, the plurality of support pins are formed in a columnar shape, and the diameter of the proximal end portion is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion, so that a diameter step is formed along the longitudinal direction, The elevating member having a diameter stepped portion whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion in correspondence with the diameter step of the plurality of support pins is formed in a cylindrical shape having a length shorter than the length of the pin, Wherein a plurality of supporting pins are provided so as to be able to move up and down along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of support pins and the fork edge portion of the separating member is arranged to contact the proximal end portions of the two adjacent elevating members, When the moving direction is changed to the downward direction, the tip of the lifting member is higher than the tip of the supporting pin, There are edge portions may be configured to raise the elevator member.

Alternatively, the plurality of separating members may be formed of a wire or strip-shaped unloading conveyor arranged parallel to each other and moving in a loop in the same direction and at the same speed as the plurality of support pins.

Further, the food cooking apparatus may further include a loader disposed at a starting end of the parallel conveyance section, for loading the food into the parallel conveyance section.

In this case, the loader may be disposed in a space between the plurality of support pins at a start end of the parallel conveyance portion, in a direction of widthwise direction of the conveying conveyor at a height lower than the tip of the plurality of support pins, Wherein a plurality of support pins are arranged at the ends of the conveying unit so that the height of the tips of the plurality of support pins when the support pins enter the start end of the parallel conveyance unit is shifted upward So that the food, which is supported by the plurality of support members, is loaded at the tip of the plurality of support pins.

The plurality of support members may be formed in a fork shape by connecting ends of the support members, which are farther from the parallel conveyance unit, to each other.

The food cooking apparatus may further include a tray formed by alternately forming a plurality of mountains and valleys extending in the longitudinal direction thereof along the width direction and supporting the food before cooking by the plurality of acids, The plurality of support members of the loader are inserted into the plurality of cores of the tray and then moved upward relative to the tray so that the pre-cooked food is transferred to the loader.

Alternatively, the plurality of support members may be formed of a wire or strip-shaped loading conveyor disposed parallel to each other and moving in the loop in the same direction and at the same speed as the plurality of support pins.

According to the present invention, the conveying conveyor is constituted by a plurality of support pins, so that the contact area between the food and the conveying conveyor is minimized, so that even when the food is adhered to the conveying conveyor in the heating process, , Can be easily separated by the unloader, and the food such as fish and meat, which is liable to be caught in the heat treatment process, can be continuously heated without deteriorating the merchantability.

Therefore, foods such as baked fish and meat can be mass produced and supplied to group meals, individually vacuum packaged, and can be provided for general sale.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given below, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention. And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a perspective view schematically showing the overall configuration of a food cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partial perspective view showing an example of the construction of a conveying conveyor and an unloader of the food cooking apparatus shown in Fig.
3 is a view showing another configuration example of the support pin of the conveying conveyor.
Figs. 4A to 4C are views for explaining another configuration example of the unloader operating in conjunction with the support pin shown in Fig. 3 and its operation. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a partial perspective view showing another configuration example of the conveying conveyor and the unloader. Fig.
6 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of a loader of the food cooking apparatus shown in Fig.
7 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of the loader.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

Hereinafter, the food cooking apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to an apparatus for bending a fish using heated steam while continuously conveying fish by a conveyor. However, in addition to fish, foods, biscuits or cookies that are likely to be caught on the conveyor when baked like meat The present invention can also be applied to heat treatment of any food having a predetermined size and shape for performing a heat treatment such as heating or thawing instead of baking.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the overall configuration of a food cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and the following figures are components or components to be naturally required such as a frame for fixing each constituent element to the ground or a predetermined structure or between constituent elements or a driving shaft, a driving motor, a fixing member, Elements not related to the features of the present invention are omitted from illustration and description.

Referring to FIG. 1, the food cooking apparatus of the present embodiment mainly includes a loading unit 100, a feeding unit 200, a heating unit 300, and an unloading unit 400.

The loading unit 100 is a part for loading a raw fish slice before baking, which has been pretreated, such as cutting a bone to a predetermined size, to remove the bone or the visible, on a conveying conveyor 210 constituting the conveying unit 200. In this embodiment, the loading unit 100 includes a loader 110, a tray 120, a tray conveyor 130, and the like, the details of which will be described later. When a worker directly loads a slice on the conveying conveyor 210, the construction of the loader 110, the tray 120, the tray conveyor 130 and the like shown in FIG. 1 is not necessary. ) Corresponds to the loading section.

The transfer unit 200 includes a transfer conveyor 210 and a sprocket 220 for driving the transfer conveyor 210. The conveying conveyor 210 is formed in a loop shape having an upper parallel conveying portion (a portion moving in the direction of arrow A) and a lower conveying portion (a portion moving in the direction of arrow A '), And a food having a shape, that is, a part for carrying and transporting fish.

2, the conveying conveyor 210 includes a pair of chains 211 driven by a sprocket 220 and a pair of chains 211 connected to the conveying conveyor 210 And a plurality of support bars 213 connecting in the width direction (y-axis direction in Fig. 1). A plurality of support bars 213 are provided at regular intervals along the lengthwise direction of the conveying conveyor 210 (x-axis direction in FIG. 1). A plurality of support pins 215 protruding in a height direction (z-axis direction in FIG. 1) are formed on each of the plurality of support bars 213. The support pins 215 are arranged at regular intervals in the width direction (y-axis direction) of the conveying conveyor 210. Accordingly, the plurality of support pins 215 are two-dimensionally arranged at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the conveying conveyor 210, and are arranged along the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) in accordance with the movement of the conveying conveyor 210 . Thus, by configuring the conveying conveyor 210 with a plurality of support pins 215 arranged in two dimensions, it is possible to load the fish 10 on the conveying conveyor 210, that is, on the plurality of support pins 215 The load is dispersed and stably supported and loaded while the contact area of the fish slice with the conveying conveyor 210 is small. Further, since the contact area between the fish 10 and the conveying conveyor 210 is small, even if the fish 10 is heated and adhered to the conveying conveyor 210, the area to be caulked is small and can be easily detached.

On the other hand, the tips of the plurality of support pins 215 are flat, rounded or chamfered to prevent the support pins 215 from being pushed into the flesh of fish by the load of the fish 10.

In addition, the tips of the plurality of support pins 215 can be prevented from adhering to the tips of the support pins 215 that are flat or rounded / chamfered by the anti-seizure coating process. As the anti-adhesion coating treatment, a coating treatment widely applied to a cooking apparatus such as a frying pan may be applied.

2, the plurality of support pins 215 are integrally formed with the support bars 213 and then bent and shown in a substantially quadrangular prism shape. However, And may be manufactured separately from the support bar 213 and coupled to the support bar 213, and may be formed into a columnar shape having various shapes such as a columnar shape or a hexagonal columnar shape.

1, the heating unit 300 is a part which is mounted on a parallel conveying part of the conveying conveyor 210 and applies heat to the moving fish 10 to make a grill of fish, And heating means for heating and supplying heat. In the present embodiment, the heating means includes a steam generator 310 for supplying high-temperature steam (heated water vapor), and a steam generator 310 for feeding the steam supplied from the steam generator 310 to the upper and lower sides of the parallel conveyance portion of the conveyance conveyor 210 And a manifold 320 in which a spray hole for spraying toward the conveyor 210 is formed. In order to prevent the heat from being consumed while the hot steam injected through the injection hole of the manifold 320 is scattered into the opened space, the heating unit 300 is connected to the conveying conveyor 210 of the heating unit, And a heating chamber 330 surrounding the heating chamber 320. The heating chamber 330 is provided with an inlet and an outlet 331 so that the conveying conveyor 210 can enter and exit into the heating chamber 330.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by using the heated water vapor and the heating chamber 330 as the heating means, evaporation of moisture in the fish 10 is less likely to occur as compared with the case of using a flame or heater, ) Is less. The inside of the heating chamber 330 is maintained in a positive pressure state by the water vapor supplied and air (nitrogen and oxygen air) in the heating chamber 330 is discharged through the inlet and the outlet 331, So that the fish 10 after the heat treatment does not smell or burn.

Since various products are commercially available and widely used, a steam generator 310 can be purchased and used, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 and 2, the unloading unit 400 separates the fish 10 heated by the heating unit 300 from the conveying conveyor 210, This is an important part in separating the food (baked) (heat treated in the heating apparatus) so that the commercial quality is not damaged. In the present embodiment, the unloading unit 400 is composed of an unloader 410 partially disposed in parallel with the parallel conveyance unit at the end of the parallel conveyance unit.

2, the unloader 410 includes a plurality of separation members 411 arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals along the width direction (y-axis direction) and extending in the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) Respectively. The separation between the plurality of separation members 411 is set equal to the interval between the plurality of support pins 215 of the conveyance conveyor 210 described above so that the plurality of separation members 411 are supported by the plurality of support pins 215, And is disposed alternately along the width direction with the plurality of support pins 215. [0050] At this time, the height of the plurality of separating members 411 is lower than the tip of the plurality of support pins 215. In the unloader 410 of the configuration shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of separating members 411 are connected to each other at the distal end of the conveying conveyor 210 to form a fork shape.

When the plurality of support pins 215 are rotated along the sprocket 220 at the ends of the parallel transferring portions and the downward movement of the support pins 215 is made by the unloader 410 as described above, So that the height becomes lower than the height of the plurality of separating members 411. Therefore, the fish 10 supported and supported by the tips of the plurality of support pins 215 are naturally unloaded to the plurality of separation members 411 and unloader 410.

On the other hand, a conveyor (not shown) for conveying the fish 10 in a subsequent process such as a tray (not shown) for receiving and storing the separated fish 10 or a vacuum packaging is provided at the rear end May be disposed.

As described above, according to the food cooking apparatus of this embodiment, the conveying conveyor 210 is constituted by the plurality of support pins 215 to reduce the contact area between the fish 10 and the conveying conveyor 210, Even if it is stuck to the conveying conveyor 210, the area to be squeezed is small and can be easily removed and can be easily separated by the unloader 410 as described above. As a result, Food such as meat can be continuously heated without deteriorating the merchantability.

Fig. 3 is a view showing another structural example of the support pin of the conveying conveyor, wherein (a) is an exploded cross-sectional view before assembly, and (b) and (c) are cross-sectional views after assembly. 4A to 4C are views for explaining another configuration example and operation of the unloader. 4A to 4C, for the sake of understanding and explanation, the sprocket 220 and the chain 211 are omitted, and the support pin 265 and the support bar 213 are partially shown.

In another example of the support pin shown in Fig. 3, a cylindrical elevating member 275 is provided on the outer periphery of each of a large number of support pins 265 in a columnar shape. 3, the diameter of the proximal end portion 267 is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion 268, and the diameter of the proximal end portion 267 is smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion 268. In other words, (Not shown). The elevating member 275 provided on the outer periphery of the support pin 215 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a length shorter than the length of the support pin 265 and corresponds to the diameter step 269 of the support pin 265 Diameter step 279 whose diameter is smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion 278 is formed. When the fitting projection 266 of the support pin 265 thus configured is coupled to the fitting groove 214 of the support bar 213 via the elevating member 275, the state shown in Fig. 3B is obtained .

When the elevating member 275 constructed as described above is assembled so as to surround the supporting pin 265, the elevating member 275 can move up and down within a certain range along the longitudinal direction of the supporting pin 265. 3 (b), the tip of the support pin 265 protrudes higher than the tip of the elevation member 275 in a state where the elevation member 275 is lowered to the surface of the support bar 213, 3C shows a state in which the elevating member 275 is lifted from the surface of the support bar 213 and is caught by the diameter step 269 of the support pin 265, The tip of the elevating member 275 protrudes higher than the tip. As described above, the elevating member 275 is vertically movable up and down within the height range shown in Figs. 3 (b) and 3 (c).

On the other hand, the unloader 430 of another configuration has a fork shape like the unloader 410 of the above-described configuration, but the specific shape of the fork blade portion is different. That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, in the unloader 430 of another configuration, the leading end of the fork blade portion, which is a plurality of separating members 431, is slightly extended in the width direction (y axis direction) Is brought into contact with the proximal end portion 277 of the two adjacent elevating members 275. In addition, the distance between the fork blade portions of the unloader 430 except for the front end of the fork blade portion is set to be at least equal to or larger than the diameter of the leading end portion 278 having a relatively large diameter of the elevating member 275.

According to the support pin 265 and the unloader 430 constructed as described above, as shown in FIG. 4A, before the support pins 265 and the separation members 431 meet, The tip of the support pin 265 protrudes higher than the tip of the elevation member 275 in a state where the elevation member 275 is lowered to the surface of the support bar 213 and the fish 10 is protruded from the support pin 265 It is supported by the tip end and is not in contact with the elevating member 275. [ 4B, when the plurality of support pins 265 come into contact with the separating member 431, the leading end of the fork blade portion which is the separating member 431 of the unloader 430 is engaged with the base end portion of the elevating member 275, . 4C, when the support pin 265 further advances in a state where the elevating member 275 of the plurality of support pins 265 is in contact with the separating member 431, the plurality of support pins 265, As the sprocket 220 rotates, the supporting pin 265 including the elevating member 275 starts to be lowered in height while changing its moving direction downward. Therefore, the tip of the fork blade portion of the separating member 411 that is in contact with the base end 277 of the elevating member 275 pushes up the elevating member 275 relatively upward, and as shown in Fig. 3C When the elevation member 275 is lifted to the maximum height, the tip of the elevation member 275 protrudes higher than the front end of the support pin 265 and is supported by the tip of the support pin 265, (10) is lifted by the tip of the lifting member (275) and separated from the tip of the support pin (265). Then, when the support pin 265 further advances, the contact between the base end portion 277 of the elevating member 275 and the tip end of the fork blade portion is released off the tip of the fork blade portion of the separating member 431, The support pin 265 including the support pin 265 passes through the space between the fork blades of the separating member 431 and rotates downward under the unloader 430 in accordance with the rotation of the sprocket 220, And enters the carry section.

As described above, according to the transporting conveyor and the unloader of other configurations, the fish 10 can be separated from the tip of the support pin more securely than the transporting conveyor and unloader of the above-described configuration.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of the conveying conveyor and the unloader. The conveying conveyor 280 and the unloader 460 according to another configuration shown in Fig. 5 are explained with respect to different points from the conveying conveyor 210 and the unloader 410 of the above-described configuration example described with reference to Fig. 2 do.

First, the conveying conveyor 210 of the above-described configuration is made up of a pair of chains 211 connected in the width direction (y-axis direction) by a plurality of support bars 213, while the conveying conveyor 280 of this embodiment And a plurality of chains 281 separated from each other at regular intervals in the width direction. That is, in this configuration example, there is no supporting bar 213 connecting the chains 281 in the width direction. Therefore, although the support pin 215 is formed on the support bar 213 in the above-described configuration example, the support pin 285 is formed on the chain 281 in this configuration example. On the other hand, since the sprocket 290 for rotating the chain 281 is rotated at the same speed by a single drive shaft (not shown), the plurality of support pins 285 are arranged in the width direction And the heat is moved at regular intervals.

The unloader 460 in this embodiment is disposed between the plurality of chains 281 and is in the form of a wire or a belt that moves in a loop drawing motion, while the unloader 410 has a fork shape in the above- The unloading conveyor 461 of FIG. That is, in the above-described configuration example, a plurality of separating members 411 are implemented in each unloading conveyor 461 in this configuration example. Here, each unloading conveyor 461 is supported by a pulley 465 rotated at the same speed by a single pulley shaft 463 so as to move in the same direction and speed as the plurality of support pins 285 . Accordingly, even in this configuration example, in the portion where each unloading conveyor 461, which is a plurality of separation members, overlaps with the parallel conveyance portion at the end of the parallel conveyance portion of the conveyance conveyor 280, the unloading conveyor 461 A plurality of support pins 285 are arranged alternately with a plurality of support pins 285 at a height lower than the tip of the support pin 285 and when a plurality of support pins 285 change its moving direction downward from the end of the parallel conveyance part, The unloading conveyor 461 rotates the unloading conveyor 461 in a direction opposite to the unloading conveyor 461. The unloading conveyor 461 rotates the unloading conveyor 461, Lt; / RTI >

As described above, according to the conveying conveyor and the unloader of this configuration example, the fish can be easily separated from the tip of the support pin, like the conveying conveyor of the above-described configuration example. In addition, the unloading conveyor 461 constituting the unloader of this embodiment can serve as a conveyor for feeding cooked fish for a subsequent process (for example, an individual packaging process).

Meanwhile, as described above, the loading unit 100 may include a loader 110, a tray 120, a tray conveyor 130, and the like, as described above. An example of the configuration of the loading unit 100 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 6. Fig.

First, the loader 110, like the unloader 410 described with reference to FIG. 2, is provided with a plurality of fork-shaped support members 111 connected to a parallel conveying portion of the conveying conveyor 210 and a distal end thereof, . Fish before cooking are loaded on a plurality of support members 111 constituting the loader 110. [ The plurality of support members 111 are provided in the space between the plurality of support pins 215 at the start end of the parallel conveyance portion in a manner similar to the plurality of separation members 411 of the unloader 410 described above, 215) along the width direction (y-axis direction) of the conveying conveyor at a height lower than the tip of the conveying conveyor.

According to the loader 110 constructed as described above, as in the unloader 410 described above, the plurality of support pins 215 are moved upward at the end of the conveying portion of the conveying conveyor 210, The fishes supported by the plurality of support members 111 are prevented from being held by the plurality of support pins 215 as the height of the tip of the plurality of support pins 215 becomes higher than the height of the plurality of support members 111 And is loaded at the tip.

On the other hand, it may be manually performed by the operator to load the pre-cooking fish on the loader 110, but it is preferable to use the tray 120 as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 from the viewpoints of automation and productivity. That is, the food cooking apparatus according to the present invention may further include the tray 120 in addition to the loader 110.

6, a plurality of mountains 121 and troughs 123 extending along the longitudinal direction (x-axis direction) are alternately formed along the width direction (y-axis direction) The fish 10 before being cooked is supported and loaded by the plurality of mountains 121. The pitch of the peaks 121 or the valleys 123 of the tray 120 is equal to the pitch of the plurality of support members 111 of the loader 110 and the pitch of the plurality of support pins 215 of the conveyance conveyor 210 same.

The movement of the fish 10 from the tray 120 to the loader 110 is carried out by moving a plurality of support members 111 of the forked loader 110 into the plurality of troughs 123 of the tray 120 The tray 120 is moved downward or the loader 110 is moved upward. At this time, the relative movement of the loader 110 or the tray 120 may also be performed by a pre-programmed automatic control.

In view of productivity, when a plurality of trays 120 are prepared and fishes 10 that have been pre-cooked and processed are stacked on a plurality of trays 120 in advance and the food cooking apparatus is operated, It is preferable to continuously supply a plurality of trays 120 on which pre-cooked fish 10 are loaded using a tray conveyor 130 as shown in FIG.

7 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of the loader. The loader 160 of the other configuration shown in Fig. 7 has a plurality of support members 161 constituting the loader 160, like the plurality of separation members 461 of the unloader 460 described with reference to Fig. And a loading conveyor 161 in the form of a wire or strip that moves in the same direction as the plurality of support pins 285 of the conveying conveyor 280 in the same direction. The conveying conveyor 280 of this embodiment is composed of a plurality of chains 281 which are separated from each other at regular intervals in the width direction in the same manner as described with reference to Fig. As described above, the loader 160 of the configuration example shown in FIG. 7 is substantially identical to the unloader 460 shown in FIG. 5 except that the loader 160 is disposed symmetrically.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the heating means is a heated steam (high-temperature steam), but it is needless to say that other heating means such as a direct heating, a heater and heated air can be used. Further, the arrangement of the heating means can also be arranged only on one side of the upper side and the lower side of the parallel conveyance unit.

In the above-described embodiment, the conveying conveyor is basically shown as a chain, but the conveying conveyor can be formed as a plate like a caterpillar. At this time, when the thermal energy is supplied even below the parallel conveyance unit, a plurality of through holes can be drilled in the plate-like conveyance conveyor so as to smoothly supply heat to the food supported on the support pins of the plate conveyance conveyor.

2, a plurality of trays 120 are continuously supplied in the horizontal direction (see arrow B), but a plurality of trays may be stacked in the vertical direction (z-axis direction) May be moved vertically and horizontally one by one.

100: loading section
110, 160: Loader
111: Support member
161: Support member (loading conveyor)
120: Tray
121: Mountain
122: Goals
130: Tray conveyor
200:
210, 280: conveying conveyor
211, 281: chain
213: Support bar
215, 265, 285:
275:
220, 290: Sprocket
300: heating part
310: Steam generator
320: manifold
330: Heating chamber
331: Exit
400: Unloading section
410, 430, 460: Unloader
411, 431:
461: separating member (unloading conveyor)

Claims (11)

A conveying conveyor in the form of a loop having an upper parallel conveying portion and a lower conveying portion and for stacking and conveying food having a predetermined size and shape on the parallel conveying portion;
Heating means for heating and supplying heat to the food from above, below or above and below the parallel feeding portion; And
And an unloader disposed at an end of the parallel conveying portion and partially overlapping with the parallel conveying portion to separate the food from the conveying conveyor,
Wherein the conveying conveyor is provided with a plurality of support pins arranged and moved two-dimensionally at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction and the width direction, and while the food is supported by the tips of the support pins,
Wherein the unloader includes a plurality of support pins arranged alternately along the width direction of the conveying conveyor at a lower height than a tip of the plurality of support pins in a space between the plurality of support pins at an end of the parallel conveying portion Wherein when the plurality of support pins are shifted downward from the end of the parallel conveyance portion, the height of the tip of the plurality of support pins becomes lower than the height of the plurality of separation members, Wherein the food is supported by the tip of the fin and is unloaded by the plurality of separating members. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of separating members are connected to each other at the distal end of the parallel transferring part, so that the unloader is forked. 3. The method of claim 2,
The plurality of support pins are formed in a columnar shape, and the diameter of the proximal end portion is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the distal end portion, and a diameter step is formed along the longitudinal direction,
Wherein a plurality of support pins have a cylindrical shape having a length shorter than the length of the plurality of support pins, wherein a diameter step difference in which the diameter of the base end portion is smaller than the diameter of the tip end portion corresponding to the diameter step of the plurality of support pins Wherein the elevating member is installed so as to be able to move up and down along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of support pins surrounding the plurality of support pins,
The fork edge portion of the separating member is arranged so as to be in contact with the proximal end portions of the two adjacent elevating members so that when the plurality of support pins change the moving direction downward from the end of the parallel conveying portion, And the fork blade portion of the separating member is configured to raise the elevating member so that the fork edge portion of the separating member is higher than the tip of the fin. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of separating members are made of a wire or strip-shaped unloading conveyor arranged parallel to each other and moving in a loop in the same direction and same direction as the plurality of support pins. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein the tips of the plurality of support pins are flat, rounded or chamfered. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein a tip end of the plurality of support pins is subjected to an anti-seizing coating treatment. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
And a loader disposed at a starting end of the parallel transferring part and loading the food into the parallel transferring part. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the loader has a plurality of support pins arranged alternately with the plurality of support pins in a space between the plurality of support pins at a start end of the parallel conveyance portion along a width direction of the conveyance conveyor at a height lower than a tip end of the plurality of support pins Wherein a height of the tip of each of the plurality of support pins when the plurality of support pins enter the start end of the parallel conveyance portion is changed to a height of the support members And the food being supported by the plurality of support members is loaded at the tip of the plurality of support pins. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the plurality of support members are connected to each other at a distal end of the parallel conveyance unit to form a fork shape. 10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising: a tray which is formed by alternately forming a plurality of mountains and valleys extending in the longitudinal direction thereof along the width direction to support food before cooking by the plurality of acids,
Wherein a plurality of support members of the fork-shaped loader are inserted into the plurality of grooves of the tray and then moved upward relative to the tray so that the food before the cooking is transferred to the loader. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the plurality of support members are made of a wire or strip-shaped loading conveyor disposed parallel to each other and moving in a loop in the same direction and at the same speed as the plurality of support pins.

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